Roya Shariat is a Brooklyn-based writer and social impact professional. Roya’s debut cookbook, Maman and Me: Recipes from Our Iranian American Family was released in October 2023.

Roya has worked for leading brands and organizations including Glossier, Chobani, the ACLU, and the Rockefeller Foundation. Roya writes a weekly newsletter on food and culture called Consumed. She runs a popular cooking TikTok account with her mom Gita that has nearly 200,000 followers, as well as a viral Instagram account.

Roya and Gita have been featured in Epicurious, on CTV, New York 11, Elle Magazine the CBC. They’ve have partnered with brands including Our Place, Hedley & Bennett, Great Jones, Diaspora Co, Glossier, Framebridge, and Ghia. When Roya isn’t not working, eating, or writing, she’s spending countless hours in the kitchen trying to keep up with Gita.